Ruto must make no mistake, This struggle will march on-Raila affirms Maandamano Thursdays still on.
He stated,”Ruto must make no mistake. This struggle will march on, stronger and mightier with his every vile response until our demands are met.”
Speaking yesterday at a press briefing, Opposition leader, Raila Odinga stated that Azimio la Umoja protests are on despite the government’s efforts to stop them.
In reference to the raid that happened in Northlands farm belonging to former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s family and his own family-linked gas cylinder-maker Spectre East Africa Limited in Nairobi, Raila pointed fingers towards the president and his deputy, for using the protest as a disguise to destroy property.
Raila highlighted that the protestors were very peaceful until the police came in and started chaos.
He stated,”Despite Azimio supporters bending over to ensure that the protests are conducted strictly within the law, the state, under the direction of Ruto and Gachagua, did everything to ensure the protests degenerate into chaos and lead to death.
“The state unleashed goons on farms way off Nairobi and businesses way off the CBD. In that invasion, trees were uprooted and burnt and animals carted away and slaughtered under the supervision of the state,”Raila added.
Opposition leader further stated that what he is looking for right now, is the start of the end of this economy.
He stated,”In this latest act of desperation by Ruto and Gachagua, we see a plot that will be extremely disastrous for the country’s long-term stability and economy. We see little hope for Kenya’s large-scale farming. We are tearing the heart out of our commercial agriculture. We see little hope for new investments in our economy or the expansion of existing ones. We are looking at the beginning of the end of the economy of this country.”
Notably, Raila questioned on how President Ruto suddenly has international visits knowing very well the country is demonstrating.
He posed,”How does Ruto go to Germany and talk about attracting German foreign investments to Kenya knowing very well that back at home he has put in place a machinery for vicious attack on local investments?”
On her part, Martha Karua questioned on why the police did not immediately arrive at Northlands, despite videos trending of trees being cut, sheep stolen and the land set ablaze.
She stared,”We say so because the police never showed up the entire day this was happening. Miraculously they showed up today 24 hours later and after the damage.”
“A legitimate, self-respecting government cannot use thugs to settle political disputes or to stop the exercise of the constitutional right to demonstrate,” she added.
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